New Raiders coach Jack Del Rio was born in Castro Valley and graduated from Hayward High School in 1981 after a trophy- and accolade-filled career that saw the Farmers take home seven consecutive Hayward Area Athletic League titles in the three sports Del Rio played: football, basketball and baseball.

John Brodie was Bay Area through and through. The Menlo Park native attended Oakland Tech, Stanford and then quarterbacked for the 49ers.

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Joe DiMaggio may have been a Yankee, but his blue collar upbringing in San Francisco shaped him. DiMaggio is buried in at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.

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Seen here are Yankees Tony Lazzeri and Frank Crosetti, both natives of San Francisco. Lazzeri, raised in San Francisco's Cow Hollow, was the second baseman in the Yankees' famous "Murderers' Row" lineup. Crosetti, a North Beach boy, played for the Yankees for 17 years and went on to coach. This great photo was taken in 1936 when Joe DiMaggio (on the left) was a rookie.

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Jackie Jensen was the first athlete to play in a Rose Bowl, the World Series and a Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Jensen was born in San Francisco and was a two-sport star at Cal.

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East Bay boxer Andre Ward grew up in Hayward and trained at Kings Boxing Gym in Oakland.

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Jason Kidd balled at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda where he became one of the most sought-after recruits in the nation. He starred at Cal and is now a 10-time NBA All-Star.

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Figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi grew up in Fremont and attended Mission San Jose High. The graceful Olympian is married to former hockey player Bret Hedican, now a TV analyst covering the San Jose Sharks.

There aren't many nice things to say about O.J. Simpson nowadays, but the man was a star at Galileo High in San Francisco. His football field at Galileo used to be named for him but was changed after his infamous murder trial.

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Controversy or not, Barry Bonds is perhaps the greatest athlete to come out of the Bay Area. Bonds attended Serra High in San Mateo and, well, you know what he did with the San Francisco Giants.

Rickey Henderson didn't move to Oakland until he was seven, but we're making an exception for him. He's as Oakland as it gets. His 1,406 stolen bases are a testament to his incredible athletic talents.

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Oakland A's fans may not welcome Joe Morgan (he's a notorious critic of the Moneyball style of baseball), but the Reds second baseman is an Oakland native. He went to Castlemont High.

Here's Gary Payton in his senior year at Skyline High. The stellar point guard was a nine-time NBA All-Star and is considered one of the best players ever at his position. The other fellow in the picture is high school teammate Greg Foster who had a lengthy NBA career mainly as a backup.

Another not technically Bay Area-born star that was had to include: Bill Russell was truly one of the greats. Although born in Louisiana, Russell relocated to Oakland when he was eight and won two national championships at USF. Here, Russell stretches for a rebound while playing against the Pepperdine Waves in 1956. That's K.C. Jones on the left, who won eight NBA titles with Russell.

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Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox legend Joe Cronin, right, was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1956. He attended Sacred Heart High in SF.

Former San Diego Chargers QB Dan Fouts grew up in Marin and was a relative unknown coming out of high school. He went on to set 19 school records at the University of Oregon and had his number retired by the Chargers.

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Jim Plunkett was born in San Jose and graduated from James Lick High School before attending Stanford. He was also the first Latino player to win the Heisman Trophy.

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San Francisco native Phil Smith was lightly recruited out of high school and ended up playing for the University of San Francisco. He was drafted in the second round by the Golden State Warriors and won a ring with them in 1975.